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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
19 December 2014
Legal update - A judge had been right to refuse to allow a claimant to re-amend its particulars of claim and urges lawyers to get “back to basics” on pleadings
The court was ruling on an appeal against a case management order that the claimant in Hague Plant Ltd v Hague & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1609 could not re-amend its particulars of claim.
8 December 2014
Legal update - Court of Appeal upheld a series of related interim orders made against a Saudi Prince in connection with Section 994 unfair prejudice petitions
In consolidated appeals, the appellant Prince (P) appealed against a series of related interim orders made in the course of proceedings between July and November 2013.
1 December 2014
‘Right to rent’ checks must begin – more responsibilities for landlords
As of 1 December 2014, Landlords have greater obligations to vet their tenants when granting a tenancy.
21 November 2014
Legal update: Former director liable for copyright infringement and breach of director’s duties despite delay in bringing claim
In the case of IT HUMAN RESOURCES PLC v DAVID LAND [2014] EWHC 3812, a former director was found to have infringed a company's copyright in a software system by providing it to a competitor without the company's consent. He thereby also breached his fiduciary duties as a director. Although the company's claims had been brought over six years after those events, they were not statute-barred because the company's knowledge of them had been delayed by the director's deliberate concealment.
18 November 2014
The FCA, PRA and HMRC’s agreement on improved sharing of information and technical assistance
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (collectively “The Regulators”) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have agreed how they will share information and expertise in the future. This follows the Regulators’ joint investigation into their existing relationship with HMRC.
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